Inner Dharma [内法]

Martial Arts and Culture

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Inner Dharma is a writing project concerned with traditional martial arts and culture. I want to thank all those who provided feedback and encouragement over the last twenty years.

This site hosts reflections on my training in internal martial arts and classical weapons practices as well as my research into the impact of Daoism, Esoteric Buddhism and sacred mountains on older martial traditions and the study of early modern martial institutions and their members. Most of my writing on Jikishinkage-ryū kenjutsu can now be found at jikishinkageryu.org (opens in a new tab).